Jess is joined by “The Shakespeare of Pop Culture” (per NYT), writer-performer Ryan Raftery (@ryanraftery), to debut his new show exploring society’s obsession with true crime. Topics — Stephen Sondheim summoning Ryan to his townhouse, a Kabbalah circle with Madonna & Christopher Ciccone, possibly writing the Patricia Field musical with Hedwig’s Stephen Trask, Barbra Streisand’s disdain for Sunset Boulevard starring Glenn Close—and more!

Catch Ryan Raftery at Joe’s Pub in The Ballad of JonBenét Ramsey Sep 12-17!

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